Cheilodipterus alleni Allen's cardinalfish

Cheilodipterus alleni is commonly referred to as Allen's cardinalfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: To nie jest zwierzę dla początkujących. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 278889

Scientific:: Cheilodipterus alleni
German:: Kardinalbarsch
English:: Allen's Cardinalfish

Category:: Apogonowate

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Apogonidae (Family) > Cheilodipterus (Genus) > alleni (Species)
Initial determination:: Gon, 1993

Occurrence:: Borneo (Kalimantan), Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Raja Amat, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, The Bangai Archipelago
Size:: up to 4.09" (10.4 cm)
Temperature:: 71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C)
Food:: Copepods, Daphnia salina, Fish larvae, Krill, Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: To nie jest zwierzę dla początkujących
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2015-04-25 09:45:06
Last edit:: 2015-04-25 09:45:06

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Cheilodipterus alleni are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Cheilodipterus alleni, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Cheilodipterus alleni, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Gon, 1993

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Apogonidae (Family) > Apogoninae (Subfamily) > Cheilodipterus (Genus) > Cheilodipterus alleni (Species)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) (en). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.

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